Meskerem
It’s difficult to get someone to go eat Ethiopian food with you. The excuse (usually from people who have never eaten Ethiopian food) most people use is, “It’s just brown mush!” The only real reply to that is, “Yes, but it’s delicious brown mush.” That doesn’t go over so well. [...]
Berlin Eats Rote Harfe
For Thanksgiving, I took a trip to Berlin. My friend T lives there so I decided to visit her and since Berlin has always been on my “places to visit” list I took the chance.
S.F. & L.A. Eats Day 6 - Eddie’s Cafe
I do love breakfast all day, who doesn’t? This was probably one of the best food find during my trip in SF. I do love it when it’s a result of spontaneity. My friends wanted to walk their dogs to the park near our rented apartment. While walking we happened to [...]
Dirt Candy
When I first heard about Dirt Candy, a new vegetarian restaurant in the East Village, I was skeptical. But then I read an article over at the Feedbag in which Amanda Cohen, chef and proprietor at Dirt Candy, mentioned that she, like me, does not like most vegetarian restaurants in NYC. I [...]
L.A. & S.F. Eats Day 5 - Taiwanese Breakfast
My friend was nice enough to take me to the airport for my flight to San Francisco. Since my flight was around 1pm she picked me up from my house around 10am to get Taiwanese breakfast. I never really had Taiwanese breakfast before I just know they serve sweet soy milk (甜豆漿) and [...]
Cambodian Comfort Food at Kampuchea
A few months ago I started hearing about Kampuchea, a Cambodian place on the Lower East Side. I don’t know how many Cambodian restaurants there are here, but the Village Voice recently voted it the best Cambodian restaurant in the city. I checked out the menu on-line, and was happily surprised to see [...]
